The Eurostars programme is is a funding and support programme, aimed at R&D-performing SMEs that wish to exploit the benefits that come with international collaboration. Eurostars projects are:
- transnational,
- started and led by an SME,
- involve at least two partners from two different Eurostars participating country,
- involve at least one other partner from another Eurostars participating country, and
- last no longer than three years.
Within two years of completion the product of research should be ready for market introduction.
Eurostars is a European joint programme, co-funded from the national budgets of many EUREKA countries and by the European Union through Horizon Europe. The Eurostars programme is open for applications on a continuous basis, with a minimum of two submission deadline dates per year.